Category: Trade
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Would we have hard borders after Indy?
No. After Scotland regains independence you’d be able to travel freely between Scotland and the continuing UK. What’s more goods would be able to travel freely too. But even more than this, with your EU Citizenship returned you’d be able to travel freely (and live and work) in any other EU country. Firstly, as the…
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The problem with GB Energy
There are lots of issues with promises made by Labour about GB Energy – “creating jobs in Scotland” when actually only the HQ is based there, with virtually all jobs actually being created in England. So much for a “just” transition from Oil & Gas for the NE of Scotland. And to rub salt in…
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Green Freeports – Myths
After Independence Scotland’s Green Freeports may provide the potential to help make Scotland’s economy more globally competitive, as well as helping to support both the Scottish Government’s and the EU’s objectives around just transition and the move to a net zero economy. Right now the risk is that the Scottish Government is overridden and they…
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Scotland’s Small Businesses Need the EU
Scotland’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) provide 1.2m jobs – that’s more than half of all private sector employment. There’s important. But they’ve been even more affected by Brexit than larger businesses. For a thriving economy they need Scotland back in the EU, with frictionless trade and the freedom of movement to employ EU…
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Green Freeports – Good or Bad?
After Independence Scotland’s Green Freeports may provide the potential to help make Scotland’s economy more globally competitive, as well as helping to support both the Scottish Government’s and the EU’s objectives around just transition and the move to a net zero economy. Right now the risk is that the Scottish Government is overridden and they…
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Better together?
The UK is in long term decline. Why would Scotland choose to be part of it?
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What if all cars were the same price as a Rolls Royce?
What if all cars were the same price as a Rolls Royce? That’s what the UK Government does with energy bills. People in Scotland pay the price of the most expensive energy source, even though Scotland’s own energy from renewables is the cheapest available.
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Scotland would be better off Independent
After regaining independence, Scotland’s economy can thrive. Our most important sectors that have a large rUK export element are looking good to grow after independence, when Scotland is back in the EU.
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Scotland’s future is back in the EU
Putting Scotland back in the centre of Europe, as part of the EU will restore access to EU funding schemes that benefit society and business.
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Scotland can adopt the Euro when it’s ready
When Scotland joins the EU it can adopt the Euro when it’s ready. There’s no requirement to adopt it immediately. In fact no country joining the EU has immediately adopted the Euro – many still haven’t!